Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Satay Chicken Sticks (3) (GF) $7.50
    • Dipped in a mixture of spices, grilled and covered with our own peanut topping, served on a bed of steamed rice.
  • Ginger Stir Fry (*) (V) $15.00
    • Fresh ginger root fried in the wok with fresh vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Our salads are served warm and are mainly meat based. Vegetables are used sparingly and the salads are dressed with very light tasty sauces.
  • Garlic Stir Fry (*) (V) $15.00
    • Fresh garlic fried in the wok with a selection of vegetables – a must for garlic lovers. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Green Curry (GF) (V) $15.00
    • The finest green curry paste, slow cooked with coconut cream, spices and an array of selected vegetables, and fresh basil herb. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Chicken Wings (4) (GF) $6.50
    • Cured to perfection in our Asian spicy marinade and served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Fresh Chilli And Basil Stir Fry (*) (V) $15.00
    • Fresh basil herb and hot chilli cooked with a generous assortment of fresh vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Cashews And Tempura Battered Chicken (*) (V) $16.00
    • Sweet chilli jam sauce cooked with battered chicken and vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Veggie Mayhem $18.50 / $9.00
    • Quorn, Peanut Satay, Sweet Chilli, Capsicum and Onions (Double / Snack)
  • Serpent $18.50 / $9.00
    • Smoked Salmon, Spring Onion and Cream Cheese. Optional Capers, Avocado (Double / Snack)
  • Sea Salt Caramel Gelato $5.00
    • Our newest flavour from the award-winning Gellicious Gelato. Salted caramel is so hot right now and this one won't disappoint. Contains Dairy. 180ml tub - share it or smash it yourself
  • Gluttony $16.00 / $8.00
    • Onion, Garlic, Salami, Ham, Mushroom, Pineapple, Capsicum, Tomato, Bacon, Black Pepper. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Free Range Chicken Tenders $8.00
    • 6 Crumbed and deep fried Chicken Tenders, served with your choice of dip
  • Kumara Chips $4.50
    • Deep fried kumara chips from the far north served with your choice of dip
  • Churros $4.00
    • 32 inch Spanish Donut broken into 6 manageable pieces - with your choice of dip
  • Trouble $18.50 / $9.00
    • Salami, Onions, Chicken, Bacon, Pineapple and Camembert. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Wild Mushroom Mousse (v) $16.00
    • olive tapenade, crispbreads, pickles
  • Free Range Eggs as you like V
  • WHOLE CARDRONA MERINO LAMB SHOULDER $85.00
    • share 3-4 1400g salsa verde smoked tomato and eggplant
  • Toast & Homemade jams $12.00
    • toasted sourdough butter and homemade jams
  • Polenta Beignets Cv) $30.00
    • grilled sprouting broccoli, romesco, Grana Padano
  • Eichardt’s Legendary seafood chowder $12.00
    • sourdough, wakame, lemon
  • Hot Smoked Salmon $18.00
    • Stewart Island salmon smoked in-house rye toast scrambled eggs and rocket
  • Beetroot Salad V $13.00/$24.00
    • pear candied walnuts and local blue cheese
  • House smoked Brie and/or smoked $18.50 per person
  • Platter of confit garlic with local feta, olives, and a selection of dips served with toasted ciabatta. $19.50
  • New York-style baked cheesecake subtly flavoured with lemon zest and served with berry compote. $14.50
  • Iceberg lettuce with kiwi mayo and parmesan $7.50
  • Crispy sliced porkbelly, served on a salad of fresh greens and apple, tossed through aioli. $19.50
  • Mushroom, confit garlic and lemon risotto finished with mascarpone and blue cheese. $18.50
  • Whole baby flounder pan fried in a lemon, caper butter sauce, finished under the grill, served with a green salad and fried potatoes $21.50
  • Plato’s Fish Pie: Hot smoked white fish baked in a leek, mustard and bacon sauce, topped with creamy mash, cold smoked cheese and finished under the grill. $24.00
  • Grilled Marinated Chicken with Frvs Spices $ 12.00
  • Steamed Rice Paper Rolls with Prawn $ 8.00
  • Chicken Curry With Kumere Vietnamese Style $ 12.00
  • Pork Ball Noodle Soup
  • -Topped W/ Rare Beef
  • Saigonvan Salad $8.00
  • -L $9.00
  • -M $8.00
  • Roast carrots, burnt honey, thyme $10.00
  • Wakanui
    • Wakanui Blue cattle are grass fed initially then finished on grain for the last 70 to 90 days. Like the grass-fed equivalent Angus, it has characteristic fat marbling running through the muscle but due to being grain fed the marbling is much greater and more intense throughout.
  • Blackened market fish $ 38.00
    • almond skordallia, sweet corn succotash.
  • JSH creamed spinach $9.00
  • Fried calamari $25.00
    • chorizo crumb, green goddess, coriander, lemon.
  • Broken lemon cheese cake $18.00
    • Raspberry, lemon curd, burnt lemon sorbet.
  • Beetroot risotto $34.00
    • shaved & pickled summer beets, goats cheese bon bon.
  • Southern king crab $38.00/$67.00
    • Kaitaia butter, shrimp butter, garlic butter.
  • S2. Tom Kha Gai $21.5
    • Mild & Creamy Thai Herbal soup base
  • C6. Panang Moo (Hot) $23
    • The meaty of all Thai curry, tender pork cooked in saucy Panang curry with shredded Kafir Lime Leaves
  • N7. Pra Luk Long Song $22.5
    • Pork slices and seasonal green cooked in Satay sauce served on bed of Egg noodle
  • C9. Gang Ped Yaang (Med hot) $25
    • Roasted duck in medium red curry with Thai Basil, Cherry Tomatoes, Pineapple, and Grapes
  • E22. Lauk Jim Platter $15
    • Prawn, Fish, Mussel, Southern Clam, and Sashimi Salmon with Thai Nham Jim Seafood
  • R4. Khao Pad Gang Keaw Waan Talay (Hot) $25
    • Green curry fried rice with Thai basil and seafood
  • F15. Larb Gai (Hot) $23
    • Sautéed chicken minced salad with Thai herbs slaw, chilli flakes, and roasted rice
  • K1. Khao Pad Supparod Moo Ham $11
    • Pineapple fried rice with Ham and Cashew nut
  • TUNA EXPRESS $9.50/$17.50/$23.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Tuna, Caramelized Onions, Jalapeño Peppers, Cream Cheese and Black Pepper.
  • CHEESY BREAD & DIP $7.00
  • BBQ CHICKEN $9.50/$17.50/$23.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Smoked Chicken, Champagne Ham, Streaky Bacon and Red Onions.
  • PRAWN TEMPURA $6.00
    • 6 pcs. & Dip
  • HAWAIIAN $7.50/$15.50/$21.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Champagne Ham and Pineapple.
  • FROM THE SEA $9.50/$17.50/$23.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Scallops, Shrimps, Mussels, Squids, Red Onions, Tomatoes, Garlic Powder and Lemon Pepper
  • CRUMBED CAMEMBERT $7.00
    • 6 pcs. & Dip
  • CORN NUGGETS $5.00
    • 12 pieces & Dip
  • Free Range Streaky Bacon 5.0
  • Mushrooms 3.5
  • Free Range Pork Sausage 5.0
  • Market Sandwich 18.5
    • celebrating seasonal ingredients, see our blackboard for our take on a great sandwich
  • Roasted Tomato 3.5
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon and potato Latke 18.0
    • herby sour cream, lemon and a rocket salad Gluten Free
  • Big Breakfast 23.0
    • herbed rosti, mushrooms, house baked beans, streaky bacon and breakfast sausage on sourdough
  • Poached or scrambled eggs 12.0
    • on toasted sourdough
  • Beef Schnitzel (crumbed) $19.90
    • with mushroom topping
  • Mixed grill $26.90
    • (rump steak, sausage, bacon, eggs, tomatoes) and fries
  • Prime T-bone steak (350g) $25.90
  • FISH WITH SALAD AND FRIES $10.90
  • SOUP & TOAST $5.90
  • Wedges $8.90
    • with cheese and bacon: sour cream or salsa
  • Pork Ribs $8.90
    • with barbeque sauce
  • ROAST OF THE DAY $9.90
  • Wheat N/A
  • Thousand Island N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Lettuce N/A
  • Subway Melt N/A
  • Pork Riblet N/A
  • Chicken & Bacon Ranch Melt N/A
  • Cucumber N/A
  • Shaking Beef N/A
    • Wok Tossed Angus Beef, Onion, Scallion on Bed of Watercress
  • Chargrilled Chicken Thigh N/A
    • Served with Soy & Vinaigrette Greens
  • Crispy Calamari N/A
    • with chilli mayo sauce
  • Vegetable Noodle Soup N/A
    • Seasonal Vegetable and Tofu
  • Veges & Egg Fried Rice N/A
  • Chargrilled Caramelised Pork Chop N/A
    • Served with Mixed Greens, Fried Egg and Viet Pickles
  • Chicken Laksa N/A
    • Shredded Chicken in Light Creamy Coconut Broth
  • Cashew Nuts N/A
  • French toast $15.90
  • Steak $3.10
  • Hot bacon and egg $7.00
  • Savoury $1.50
  • Club $2.90
  • Baked beans or spaghetti on toast $8.00
  • Bacon and eggs $15.90
  • Filled rolls $5.00
  • Beaufort (cow, semi soft, region de Beaufort)
  • Tatin apple tart $14.00
    • Calvados sauce / cinnamon Chantilly
  • Winter medley vegetables(V) $9.00
    • Lemon butter / fresh herbs
  • French Antipasto $12/person
    • Cheese (2) /pate / dry sausage / condiments
  • Romaine Wedges(V) $9.00
    • Bacon / cherry tomato
  • Crepe Suzette $14.00
    • Apple compote / vanilla ice cream / Grand Marnier flambee sauce
  • Crotin de Chavignol AOC (goat, soft, region de Loire)
  • Philly cheese steak sandwich $21.00
    • Panini bread / roast beef / capsicum / onion / provolone
  • HUNTED BOAR $27.50
    • pork cutlet w. a fennel seed & rock salt rub, slaw, herb rosti, parsnip puree & granny smith apple sauce
  • CRISPY HOG $30.00
    • pork belly, Asian greens, duck fat potatoes & caramel sauce
  • BARRY CRUMP $32.00
    • 2 kg of glazed tender pork short ribs, duck fat potatoes & slaw fall-off-the bone-delicious
  • WILD MUSHROOM & MASCARPONE RISOTTO $22.00
  • POLENTA CHIPS & AÏOLI $8.50
  • THE DECOY $42.00
    • chef ’s selection of samples from the menu
  • THE STALKER $28.00
    • rustic panko crumbed chicken schnitzel, jus, slaw & fries
  • FIVE STAGS CRACKED PEPPER PATE $14.50
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand